Church of England: Public Appointments

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many  (a) male and  (b) female clergy have been appointed by his Department in each of the last five years.

Michael Wills: The figures requested are as follows:
	
		
			   Female  Male 
			 2004 1 11 
			 2005 1 5 
			 2006 3 5 
			 2007 1 8 
			 2008 (to date) 1 3 
		
	
	In the same period, the Lord Chancellor has also appointed one female Canon Residentiary in 2006, and four male Canon Residentiaries, one in each of 2006, 2007 and 2008.